Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.

Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.

There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.

There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.

A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.

A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more

Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.

She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to read more

She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to what she'll say or do.